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We Shall Overcome

from High and Lonesome Sounds by Theo

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[A song which shines light in dark places. Popularised by Pete Seegar and others, who played and taught it during the US civil rights movement. But this song itself evolved among African-Americans over many years prior, and it's musical influences probably stretch back 220 years to a Catholic hymn called O Sanctissima]

We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome, someday
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome, someday

We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand, someday
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome, someday

We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace, someday
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome, someday

We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid, today
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome, someday

The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around, someday
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome, someday

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from High and Lonesome Sounds, released October 2, 2021

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Theo Melbourne, Australia

Born; raised. Part-time vessel for words and music. Apolitical body language expert, aspiring techno oligarch, virgo, 5-time divorcee x

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